re: Official 2018 Pelicans Offseason Thread

Does anyone think with the emergence of Tatum and Brown that Celtics might consider a trade of Niko, Moore, Ajinca and a second for Gordon Hayward.That would give great depth and clears the books up for them a little bit.

Stop being pussies we're going boom or bust to summon:

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Is that a Knicks logo over there on his thumb???

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Looks like it

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Looks like it

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I get the Hawks with sweeping them in th ECF, but I am completely failing to see any reason why the Knicks are on there.

The.rumor mill is starting to pick up steam

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Schroder said he plans on meeting with Hawks owner Tony Ressler and general manager Travis Schlenk along with his agent to get a better understanding on where the team is headed.

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Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Raptors "quietly explored" trade options for DeRozan last offseason and could be open to it again this summer.

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On Kawhi

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And according to a Western Conference executive who spoke with Ken Berger of Bleacher Report, teams are "lining up to try to do something" on the chance the relationship deteriorates further.

As a counter, though, the source said, "The Spurs want to try to make things work right now and aren't interested."

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Keith Pompey of Philly.com served this one up, writing, "Sources have said the Sixers have expressed interest in the two-time All-Star [Kawhi]."

But this is the 76ers we're talking about, so it hardly stops there. Pompey added the following: "The Sixers can't publicly say so until July 1, but it doesn't take an engineering degree to realize the team is prepared to do whatever it takes to sign James, a four-time league MVP. Oklahoma City small forward Paul George is another free agent the Sixers have interest in, according to folks around the league."

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He’s a big contract and is coming off a down year but what about Nic Batum? We need a 3+D SF and he’s still a very good 3pt shooter. If he can be as good defensively as he was a couple years ago I think he’d be a good fit. Charlotte appears that they are near ready to blow it up.

Hill, Ajinca, 1st?

I just don't think we have the assets to do much better than a Batum or Bazemore or Carroll type acquisition.

If anyone is watching the NBA Combine here are a few players I think the Pelicans will be interested in if they keep their pick at #51

1) Jacob Evans (age 20)
-Cinncinnati SF
-6’6” 210lbs
-FG: 42.7%
-3P: 37.0%
-Reb: 4.7
-Ast: 3.1
-TO: 1.8
-PTS: 13.0

2) Melvin Frazier (age 22)
-Tulane SG/SF
-6’6” 200lbs
-FG: 55.6%
-3P: 38.5%
-Reb: 5.6
-Ast: 2.9
-TO: 2.6
-PTS: 15.9

3) Caleb Martin (age 22)
-Nevada SG/SF
-6’7” 205lbs
-FG: 45.4%
-3P: 40.3%
-Reb: 5.4
-Ast: 2.6
-TO: 1.7
-PTS: 18.9

4) Justin Jackson (age 21)
-Maryland SF
-6’7” 225lbs
-FG: 36.6%
-3P: 25% (43.8% as a freshman)
-Reb: 8.1
-Ast: 1.9
-TO: 2.9
-PTS: 9.8

5) Kevin Hervey (age 21)
-UT-Arlington SF/PF
-6’9” 230lbs
-FG: 44.6%
-3P: 33.9%
-Reb: 8.5
-Ast: 2.2
-TO: 2.7
-PTS: 20.5

Melvin Frazier got some immediate love from Jay Bilas for his combine performance. He may be moving on up into the first round.

I doubt we keep the pick, but if we do I would love to gamble on Brian Bowen. He got tied up in the Louisville FBI scandal and hasn’t not played college ball. So he is very raw, but was a highly touted HS recruit who received $100k to go to Louisville.

He’s 6’6” 205 lbs with a 6’10” wingspan. Fluid explosive athlete who could become a legit scorer. He should go back to college, but he’s ineligible and so may be around at 51. Worth the gamble, maybe stash him in Europe if we can arrange it.